The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast

During our coverage of Miep Gies, we presented the story of the events that were happening in the world at large during WW2, closer in within the city of Amsterdam, and then to a smaller scale within the lives, offices and homes of the helpers. Susan has in fact taken a pilgrimage to Amsterdam to visit the attic where Anne lived and Miep worked so hard to keep her safe. But, since we cannot all be there in person, here is our Anne Frank episode from 2018, the story of what was happening inside the secret annex, and in the hearts of the people who lived there. As Anne once wrote in her diary: "What is done cannot be undone, but one can prevent it from happening again." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Miep Gies risked her life in order to help her Jewish friends hide from the Nazis during World War 2. In Part 2 of her story, we'll take you through the years of struggle and subterfuge, the dark day when the Secret Annex was raided, and how Miep saved Anne Frank's writings from destruction. Anne's diary is one of the most significant historical documents of the 20th century, providing a deeply personal account of life during the Holocaust. Said Miep of her work during the war: "My story is a story of very ordinary people during extraordinary times, times the like of which I hope with all my heart will never come again. It is for all of us ordinary people all over the world to see to it that they do not." MIxtiles [https://www.mixtiles.com/] (Use code CHICKS) OSEA [https://oseamalibu.com/] (Use code CHICKS) Blissy [https://blissy.com/pages/historychicks?utm_source=partner-am&utm_campaign=partner-historychicks&utm_content=partner-historychicks&utm_term=partner-historychicks&utm_medium=partner-historychicks&promo=HISTORYCHICKS&transaction_id=%7Btransaction_id%7D] (Use code HISTORYCHICKS) Honeylove [https://www.honeylove.com/?utm_medium=Podcast&utm_source=Podscale&utm_campaign=PR&utm_creative=HistoryChicks&amount=20percent&discount=PC-ENRYB] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

In a land fraught with turbulence and oppression, Miep Gies helped to shelter and supply Anne Frank's family (and others) while they were in hiding from the Nazis; an act of civil disobedience that was, though illegal, the most moral of human endeavors. This episode is sponsored in part by: Show off your excellent taste in podcasts by grabbing your History Chicks merch at our Dashery Store, visit The History Chicks Shop [https://the-history-chicks-podcast.dashery.com/] Smalls Cat Food: Get 35% off plus an additional 50% off your first order when you head to SMALLS.COM [https://www.smalls.com/] and use code CHICKS Rocket Money: Cancel your unwanted subscriptions and reach your financial goals at ROCKETMONEY.COM/HISTORYCHICKS [https://onboarding.rocketmoney.com/infl?_forward_params=1&_smtype=3&utm_campaign=historychicks&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=podcast&wpcid=historychicks&wpcn=historychicks&wpsnetn=podcast] Quince: Give yourself a luxe upgrade, 365-day returns, and free shipping at QUINCE.COM/CHICKS [https://www.quince.com/women/best-sellers?utm_source=veritone&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=chicks] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

To leave you with a bit of lagniappe for Women's History Month, we broke our usual format to sit down for a talk with Anne Sebba, author of the new book The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz: A Story of Survival. Anne tells us about some of the women in the only entirely female orchestra in any Nazi prison camp. She talks about her process of learning about these women, organizing their stories into this book, and about other biographies she's written in the past, about the past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Puppet? Manipulating social climber? Misunderstood? Deeply in love? However you see her, the fact remains that a king abdicated his throne, defied his family, and lived in exile to marry the twice divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson. It sounds like a fairytale, but how does their happily ever after work out? This mega-episode combines both parts of our 2017 coverage of this controversial woman. This episode is brought to you in part by: Laundry Sauce [https://laundrysauce.com/]: 20% off when you use code CHICKS, and make laundry day the best day of the week. Honeylove [https://www.honeylove.com/?utm_medium=Podcast&utm_source=Podscale&utm_campaign=PR&utm_creative=HistoryChicks&amount=20percent&discount=PC-ENRYB]: Treat yourself to the most comfortable shapewear on earth and save 20% at honeylove.com/historychicks [honeylove.com/historychicks] Lume: Smell fresher, stay drier, and boost your confidence with code CHICKS at lumedeodorant.com [https://lumedeodorant.com/?utm_term=lume%20deodorant&utm_campaign=Brand%3A+Core+Brand+Lume+Exact&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=655390163679&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA0PuuBhBsEiwAS7fsNTRzRpdLmv5WgmYXPXhuMhXhX9QfwcT5RHdXNW6jipgJygS7p4FfDRoCgkIQAvD_BwE] You can always show your excellent taste in podcasts at our merch shop [https://the-history-chicks-podcast.dashery.com/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]